Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
English Premier League, KO: 15:00 Feb 11, 2023, St Mary’s Stadium
It is a relegation six-pointer as Southampton host Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League fixture on Saturday. The Saints are increasingly looking doomed as the weeks progress and with Wolves showing signs of recovery lately, the visitors could have the upper hand here.
Southampton are still rooted to the bottom of the standings and in desperate need of a turnaround in fortunes. It is not all doom and gloom yet as they are just three points from safety and could find themselves completely out of the relegation zone with a couple of positive results.
The problem for Southampton is that they have shown very little fight lately with just one win in their last 10 Premier League matches. They have suffered eight defeats in that run and were beaten 3-0 by Brentford in their previous fixture.
Southampton have enjoyed little home comforts in recent weeks and head into Saturday’s clash with four straight defeats at St Mary’s Stadium. Nathan Jones’ men have also struggled to find their cutting edge in attack, failing to score in the last two fixtures in that run.
While not yet clear of danger, Wolverhampton Wanderers are beginning to show signs of resurgence in recent weeks. They have claimed two wins in their last three matches and are now just two points above the bottom three.
Wolverhampton Wanderers were impressive in their previous Premier League fixture as they claimed a 3-0 victory over Liverpool. They were the better side throughout with Craig Dawson and Ruben Neves on target after Joel Matip’s early own goal.
The good news for Wolves is that they have gotten the better of some of their fellow strugglers lately. They claimed a 1-0 victory over West Ham and can also count a 2-1 away win at Everton among their recent results.
How the bookies view it
Wolverhampton Wanderers have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 18/11 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Southampton is valued at 19/10 by William Hill while a draw is set at odds of 23/10 by Unibet.
Head to head
Wolverhampton Wanderers have an 18-16 advantage with 12 draws from 46 previous matches against Southampton. Wolves have also won the last four meetings and claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Having replenished their attacking ranks in the January transfer window, Southampton might hand their new signings a start on Saturday. Striker Paul Onuachu was the leading scorer in Belgium before moving to England and could be tipped to score his first goal for the Saints at 3-1 with bet365.
Wolves are not particularly prolific in attack but often find ways to get by, especially with Ruben Neves carrying a goal threat from midfield. He is their top scorer with five goals and could be backed to find the net on Saturday at 13/2 with Unibet.
Anything else catch the eye?
The last meeting at St Mary’s Stadium produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat could be on the cards at 17/5 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals could also be considered at 13/10 with bet365 while Unibet is offering evens on both teams to score.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have opened the scoring in the last three meetings with Southampton and could be backed to grab the first goal on Saturday at 21/20 with BoyleSports.
This English Premier League match between Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be played on Feb 11, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
